Then again, maybe you can't blame him
This is the level on which the media is operating now.
I often use my middle finger to scratch a cheek, or more often, to reach under my glasses to rub an eye. It's the longest finger, for corn's sake. I don't even think about it. The L.A. Times needs to get a grip.
People are apparently just noticing how the lunatic media works because for the first time DEMOCRATS are in the target zone.